Secondary Food Waste Enterprise and Art Activity
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West Sussex Secondary Food Waste Enterprise and Art Activity
This creative, project-based activity challenges students to design effective communications that promote correct food waste recycling. Linking enterprise, art and environmental education, it supports students to apply creativity and strategic thinking to a real-world sustainability issue.
Students explore how communication influences behaviour, then define a target audience, key message and intended outcome before creating their own campaign materials. Outputs can include posters, signage, infographics, slogans or digital content, with a strong emphasis on clarity, visual impact and simple, memorable messaging.
The activity provides flexible delivery options, from a single lesson to an extended project or school-wide campaign, and includes opportunities to showcase student work within the school community. By positioning students as designers of real communications, it reinforces the importance of clear messaging in driving environmental action and reducing contamination in recycling systems.
You need to be logged in to download this item.- Ages Ages 11 - 14 (Key stage 3) , Ages 14 - 16 (Key stage 4)
- Topics Food & organics
- Subjects Art
- Types Lessons , Eco Team Activities
- Campaigns Waste Week
Learning Outcomes
- Develops creative, visual and communication skills
- Builds understanding of behaviour change and audience targeting
- Encourages real-world application of environmental learning
- Supports cross-curricular learning across art, enterprise and citizenship
- Enables student-led campaigns with visible impact in school
- Reinforces correct food waste recycling through peer influence
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